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No. 11. SECOND BITUMINOUS DISTRICT. 359
George Grove was so badly injured March 5th in Jamison mine
No. 1 by a fall of coal, that death resulted in about one and one-half
hours.
John Oartland was so seriously injured March 8th by being caught
between a wagon and coal pillar that death resulted some twenty-six
hours after. He was coming into the shaft bottom with a trip of
two wagons, riding on the front end as usual. Albert Reece, eager,
signalled him to come on as the road was clear, but for some unknown
reason he stepped off the trip in a narrow place and was
caught.
Joseph Wall was so seriously injured March 15th by a fall of slate
that he died the -following day. The accident occurred at the time
Wall was pulling coal down from the face of the roof. 'A piece in
falling struck a slate post, knocking it out and allowing the slate
to fall on him.
Martin Mikulik was instantly killed
March 27th by falling down
the Loyalhanna No. 1 shaft. He was assisting in loading timber
and sending it down the shaft. A wagon loaded with posts was
taken near the shaft and stopped uutil the cage was placed on the
landers, so that the wagon could be placed on the cage. The cage
was brought up the shaft and came to a standstill eight or ten feet
above the landers. Pratto placed the landers in position and
stepped back to signal the engineer to lower the cage. Mikulik at
the same time started the wagon toward the shaft, walking in front
of it. Pratto called to him to stop until the cage was placed on
the landers. He paid no attention to the call. Pratto called several
times but Mikulik did not obey. He continued walking in front of
the wagon and drawing it after him, presumably to get the wagon
as near as possible to the shaft when the cage was finally lowered,
in order to make time, and in so doing lost his balance and fell down
the shaft.
Henry Wagner was so seriously injured on April 9th by being
between a wagon and coal pillar that death resulted while
he was being taken home. He was leading a new horse and while
coming down the entry on the narrow side he accidentally slipped
and fell and was caught.
John Durkin was so seriously injured May 2d, in Alexandria mine,
by a fall of slate that death resulted some eight days after. Durkin
was engaged in setting a post under the slate when it fell ami crushed
him.
Andrew Shadneck was instantly killed on the morning of .May
5th, about four o'clock, in Dorothy mine, by being caught between
an empty mine car and coal pillar.
Shadneck was at work on the night turn in No. 2 entry left. He
went back through a chute to No. 1 entry left, and securing an empty